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Catherine Cortez Masto Advocates for DACA and Dreamers Amidst Legislative Challenges

Published June 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 09:53

I am so pleased my colleagues and I are here today to keep the pressure on, to make sure that this administration follows the law, but also to appeal to our Republican colleagues. It is time we come together and work together to put dreamers and their families on a pathway to citizenship. These dreamers are as American in their hearts as you and I. Our country is better with them in it. (09:53–10:02)

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Asserts the need for bipartisan cooperation to create a pathway to citizenship for dreamers and their families.

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“In Nevada, 10,730 people are DACA recipients.”
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“President Trump tried to terminate DACA entirely in his first term, but he was stopped by the courts.”
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“In my state, they [immigrant communities] are being demonized and called out by these politicians as criminals and drug traffickers and…”
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“These dreamers have families who are a crucial part of our communities.”
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“Nearly half of Nevada's dreamers are eligible for DACA, but unfortunately, thousands of dreamers in my state are currently vulnerable…”
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“Yesterday, my staff learned the first time that one single new application had been processed and accepted.”
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“This administration has a lot of work to do to follow the law and accept more applicants into the DACA program.”
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